Value Aligned Research Advisors LLC Boosts Stake in Camtek Ltd. $CAMT

Key Points

• Value Aligned Research Advisors LLC raised its stake in Camtek Ltd. by 2.5%, now owning approximately 235,238 shares valued at about $13.79 million.
• Wall Street analysts have predominantly rated Camtek as a "Moderate Buy," with an average target price of $96.10, reflecting positive growth expectations.
• Camtek reported a 20.2% year-over-year increase in quarterly revenue, achieving earnings per share of $0.79, meeting analysts' estimates.

Value Aligned Research Advisors LLC increased its position in Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ:CAMT - Free Report) by 2.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 235,238 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 5,655 shares during the period. Camtek accounts for about 1.0% of Value Aligned Research Advisors LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Value Aligned Research Advisors LLC owned about 0.52% of Camtek worth $13,792,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in Camtek by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,288 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $427,000 after acquiring an additional 171 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Camtek by 9.0% during the first quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,237 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $248,000 after acquiring an additional 351 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Camtek by 4.1% during the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 11,609 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $681,000 after acquiring an additional 457 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in Camtek during the first quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, HBK Sorce Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of Camtek by 9.8% in the first quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 8,524 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $500,000 after acquiring an additional 759 shares during the period. 41.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Camtek Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of Camtek stock traded up $1.36 on Thursday, hitting $78.09. 237,429 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 459,280. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $88.05 and its 200-day moving average price is $74.59. The company has a current ratio of 5.41, a quick ratio of 4.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. Camtek Ltd. has a 52 week low of $47.41 and a 52 week high of $110.73. The company has a market cap of $3.56 billion, a PE ratio of 28.60, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.35.

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.79. The company had revenue of $123.32 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $121.57 million. Camtek had a net margin of 28.36% and a return on equity of 23.95%. Camtek's revenue was up 20.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.66 earnings per share. Camtek has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Camtek Ltd. will post 2.93 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on CAMT. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $80.00 target price on shares of Camtek and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on Camtek from $80.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Northland Securities set a $105.00 target price on Camtek in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $105.00 target price on Camtek and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Oppenheimer started coverage on Camtek in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $100.00 target price for the company. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $96.10.

About Camtek

Camtek Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells inspection and metrology equipment for semiconductor industry. The company provides Eagle-i, a system that delivers 2D inspection and metrology capabilities; Eagle-AP, which addresses the advanced packaging market using software and hardware technologies that deliver superior 2D and 3D inspection and metrology capabilities on the same platform; and Golden Eagle, a panel inspection and metrology system to address the challenges fanout wafer level packaging applications.